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Katowice

Kattowitz

City in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Statements about Katowice

Licence Plate Code

SK
IK

Country

Weimar Republic
(11/9/1918 - 6/20/1922)
Start Time
: 11/9/1918
End Time
: 6/20/1922
Second Polish Republic
(6/20/1922 - September 1939)
Start Time
: 6/20/1922
End Time
: September 1939
Polish People's Republic
(7/22/1952 - 12/31/1989)
Start Time
: 7/22/1952
End Time
: 12/31/1989
Poland
(1/1/1990 - )
Start Time
: 1/1/1990
German Empire
( - 11/8/1918)
End Time
: 11/8/1918

Instance Of

Big City
City
City with Powiat Rights in Poland
Tourist Destination
Place with Town Rights and Privileges

Coat of Arms Image

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Silesian Voivodeship
(1999 - )
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Currently Valid Value
Start Time
: 1999
Katowice District
(1873 - 1951)
Start Time
: 1873
End Time
: 1951
Katowickie Voivodeship
(1950 - 1975)
Start Time
: 1950
End Time
: 1975
Katowice Voivodeship
(1975 - 1998)
Start Time
: 1975
End Time
: 1998

Coordinate Location

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50.2500°N 19.0000°E

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Head of Government

Piotr Uszok
(11/3/1998 - 12/8/2014)
Start Time
: 11/3/1998
End Time
: 12/8/2014
Marcin Krupa
(12/8/2014 - )
Start Time
: 12/8/2014
Adam Kocur
(5/30/1928 - 9/3/1939)
Replaces
:
Alfons Górnik
Replaced By
:
Julius Friedrich
Start Time
: 5/30/1928
End Time
: 9/3/1939
Jerzy Śmiałek
(1990 - 1994)
Replaces
:
Krystyna Nesteruk
Replaced By
:
Henryk Dziewior
Start Time
: 1990
End Time
: 1994
Henryk Dziewior
(7/1/1994 - 11/3/1998)
Replaces
:
Jerzy Śmiałek
Replaced By
:
Piotr Uszok
Start Time
: 7/1/1994
End Time
: 11/3/1998

Shares Border With

12 items
Ruda Śląska
Chorzów
Siemianowice Śląskie
Myslowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Lędziny
Mikołów
Tychy
Czeladź
Sosnowiec
Bieruń-Lędziny County
Będzin County
Mikołów County

Continent

Europe

Twinned Administrative Body

12 items
Opava
Ostrava
Cologne
(1991 - )
Start Time
: 1991
Mobile
Saint-Étienne
(1994 - )
Start Time
: 1994
Odense
Miskolc
Groningen
South Dublin
Shenyang
Košice
Donetsk

Contains the Administrative Territorial Entity

22 items
Śródmieście
Koszutka
Bogucice
Osiedle Paderewskiego-Muchowiec
Załęże
Osiedle Witosa
Osiedle Tysiąclecia
Dąb
Wełnowiec-Józefowiec
Ligota-Panewniki
Brynów-Osiedle Zgrzebnioka
Zaleska Halda-Brynow
Zawodzie
Dąbrówka Mała
Szopienice-Burowiec
Janów-Nikiszowiec
Giszowiec
Murcki
Piotrowice-Ochojec
Zarzecze
Kostuchna
Podlesie

Flag

Flag of Katowice

Postal Code

40-001–40-999

Flag Image

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of Katowice

Located in Time Zone

Europe/Warsaw
Central European Time
UTC+01:00
Valid in Period
:
Standard Time
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Central European Time
UTC+02:00
Valid in Period
:
Daylight Saving Time
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Central European Summer Time

Commons Gallery

Katowice

Population

10 items
303,314 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
299,910 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
297,197 (6/30/2017)
Point in Time
: 6/30/2017
321,000 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
276,499 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
285,711 (3/31/2021)
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Recent Value
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 3/31/2021
280,190 (12/31/2022)
Point in Time
: 12/31/2022
279,200 (12/31/2023)
Point in Time
: 12/31/2023
279,119 (2023)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2023
278,090 (6/30/2024)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 6/30/2024

Official Name

Katowice (6/21/1922 - 3/6/1953)
Start Time
: 6/21/1922
End Time
: 3/6/1953
Kattowitz ( - 6/20/1922)
End Time
: 6/20/1922
Stalinogród (3/7/1953 - 12/10/1956)
Named After
:
Joseph Stalin
IPA Transcription
:stalʲinɔɡrut
Unnamed
:bug: P3938
Has Cause
:
Stalinism
Start Time
: 3/7/1953
End Time
: 12/10/1956
Katowice (12/11/1956 - )
Start Time
: 12/11/1956

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Official Website

https://www.katowice.eu/

Area

164.67 square kilometre

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Capital Of

Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia
Silesian Voivodeship
(1920 - 1939)
Start Time
: 1920
End Time
: 1939
Katowickie Voivodeship
(1950 - 1975)
Start Time
: 1950
End Time
: 1975
Katowice Voivodeship
(1975 - 1998)
Start Time
: 1975
End Time
: 1998
Silesian Voivodeship
(1999 - )
Start Time
: 1999
Upper Silesia Province
(1941 - 1945)
Start Time
: 1941
End Time
: 1945
Kattowitz Government Region
(1939 - 1945)
Start Time
: 1939
End Time
: 1945
Silesian Voivodeship
(1945 - 1950)
Start Time
: 1945
End Time
: 1950

Elevation Above Sea Level

245 metre
357 metre
272 metre

Local Dialing Code

32

Inception

1598

Native Label

Katowice
IPA Transcription
:katɔvʲit͡sɛ
Pronunciation Audio
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#CommonsMedia

Described by Source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24438169
Otto's Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q52181119
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q87333978
Treccani's Enciclopedia on Line
Subject Named As
:Katowice
Language of Work or Name
:
Italian

Demonym

katowiczanin
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
katowiczanka
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
katowiczanie
katowiczanki
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
Kattowitzer
Katovičan
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Animate
Kattowitzerin
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Katovičanka
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular

Different From

Katovice

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Member Of

Creative Cities Network
(2015 - )
Subject Has Role
:
City of Music
Start Time
: 2015
International Cities of Refuge Network

Award Received

Work Flag Order, 1st Class

Owner Of

Spodek
Q109652311
Pałac Młodzieży W Katowicach
Katowice City Hall
Katowice Sądowa Junction

Significant Event

Town Privileges
(9/11/1865)
Point in Time
: 9/11/1865
Katowice Conference
(1884)
Point in Time
: 1884
First Silesian Uprising
(8/16/1919 - 8/24/1919)
Start Time
: 8/16/1919
End Time
: 8/24/1919
Second Silesian Uprising
(8/19/1920 - 8/25/1920)
Start Time
: 8/19/1920
End Time
: 8/25/1920
Third Silesian Uprising
(5/2/1921 - 7/5/1921)
Start Time
: 5/2/1921
End Time
: 7/5/1921
Pacification of Wujek
(12/16/1981)
Point in Time
: 12/16/1981
Ioannes Paulus II in Poland
(6/20/1983)
Point in Time
: 6/20/1983
Katowice Trade Hall Roof Collapse
(1/28/2006)
Point in Time
: 1/28/2006
2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference
(12/2/2018 - 12/15/2018)
Start Time
: 12/2/2018
End Time
: 12/15/2018

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Rawa
Kłodnica
Mleczna
Pond Grunfeld

Office Held by Head of Government

President of Katowice

Legislative Body

Q11833357

Pronunciation Audio

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Panoramic View

Detail Map

Male Population

134,884 (3/31/2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 3/31/2021

Female Population

150,827 (3/31/2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 3/31/2021

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